Intruder shot trying to break into Daytona Beach motel room
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Deputies are searching for a man and woman who they said tried to break into a room at a popular motel in Daytona Beach. One of the suspected intruders, the man, was shot.
It happened at the Motel 6 on International Speedway Blvd. around 3 a.m. Saturday morning.
They said the people in the room shot at the intruders, hitting one of them.
“The pair attempted to enter the room via a window, awakening an occupant who fired a gun at them, injuring the male,” the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said
The pair then ran from the motel toward Tomoka Farms Road. Deputies are now searching for them. Detectives are asking the public to be on the lookout for the two suspects.
Homeowner shoots man trying to enter his house in Ohio Co.
OHIO CO., Ky. (WFIE) – A man was taken to the hospital after being shot early Saturday morning in Ohio County.
Authorities say they responded to the 3200 block of Livermore Road in Hartford for an unknown person attempting to unlawfully enter a residence just after 4 a.m.
According to authorities, Joe Snooks, of Paducah, was trying to get inside the residence when the homeowner fired one round from his handgun and shot Snooks in the right knee to protect himself and his family.
We are told Snooks appeared to be under the influence of an intoxicating substance.
Authorities tell 14 News Snooks was taken to Owensboro Health Regional Hospital for treatment of his injuries.
The investigation is ongoing at this time.